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Release Date:
5 août 1970 (USA) suitePlot:
Part three of a trilogy. Conscientious objector Kaji, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Soviet troops and imprisoned in Siberia... suite | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins suiteAvis des utilisateurs:
Possibly the greatest anti-war statement suiteEnsemble
(Interprètes principaux)| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... | Kaji | |
| Michiyo Aratama | ... | Machiko | |
| Yusuke Kawazu | ... | Terada | |
| Tamao Nakamura | ... | Girl refugee | |
| Chishu Ryu | ... | Village elder | |
| Taketoshi Naitô | ... | Pfc. Tange | |
| Reiko Hitomi | ... | Umeko | |
| Kyôko Kishida | ... | Ryuko | |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Cpl. Kirikara | |
| Fujio Suga | ... | Capt. Nagata | |
| Keijiro Morozumi | ... | Cpl. Hironaka | |
| Hideko Takamine | ... | Woman in the settlers' village |
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Autre(s) titre(s) :
A Soldier's PrayerNingen no joken V-VI
The Human Condition III (USA)
Condition de l'homme: La prière du soldat, La (France) [fr]
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When people think of anti-war films titles such as Platoon, All Quiet on the Western Front and Schindler's List almost immediately come to mind; such films have defined the genre in American culture. However very few directors have provided the perspective from the axis point of view, and fewer still were able to do so in a way that humanizes all countries, not just the protagonist's. Masaki Kobayashi, who is most well known for his samurai pictures such as Seppuku and Samurai Rebellion is able to form such a film, without even a hint of pretentiousness.
The series of films spans nearly ten hours, following a pacifist named Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai), as he struggles to keep his principles during war times. First as an overseer of a P.O.W. camp, then as a soldier. Due to the length of the film, the level of character development and acting quality, we end up feeling his frustration, pain and triumphs, as each occasion leaves room for both a triumph of the human spirit and subjugation of it. Kaji despises both warfare and violence of all kinds, yet tries to rationalize it for the good of those around him. We become so attached to him and his struggle, that we begin to feel similarly, and as a result we are left with one of the most moving chronicles of the loss that war becomes. I won't spoil anything, but any viewer will be floored by the end, it left me utterly breathless.
So overall I recommend it quite highly, its one of the few great anti-war statements that has aged VERY well in the modern day, and possibly Kobayashi's greatest work. Never slow, yet at the same time never glorifying the action, it is a film that I eagerly await to see re-released.
10/10.